vcczar Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM John Botts of VA was at least somewhat Jacksonian, and supported Jackson in the Bank War until the Bank Veto enraged him. He believed Congress should kill the bank, and not the president. Somehow, this caused him to support the Bank, but I think that had more to do with him becoming a Whig. He didn't like abolitionist, but he thought the gag rule was unconstitutional. He was a rare Whig that supported the Mexican War. Became a Know Nothing and then an independent opponent of the Democrats, refusing to join the GOP. Pro-Union. His plan for gradual emancipation would have allowed some blacks to vote, but I'm not sure what the criteria was, probably property ownership. His actions: Botts, John 1841 Switches from opposing a National Bank to supporting it Botts, John 1842 Calls for a commitee to investigate Tyler's behavior for impeachment, but this is tabled early next year. Botts, John 1844 A rare Southerner supportive of Gag Rule repeal Botts, John 1847 House Chair of Military Affairs during Mexican War Botts, John 1861 Pro-Union through war but stayed in VA Botts, John 1864 Declined pressure to run for US Sen Botts, John 1866 At a Southern Unionist Conv proposes gradual emancipation and opposes univeral manhood suffrage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted Sunday at 05:53 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 05:53 PM I'll give him favorable because he was an angel compared to most Southern politicals of his time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted Sunday at 06:06 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:06 PM 13 minutes ago, vcczar said: John Botts of VA was at least somewhat Jacksonian, and supported Jackson in the Bank War until the Bank Veto enraged him. He believed Congress should kill the bank, and not the president. Somehow, this caused him to support the Bank, but I think that had more to do with him becoming a Whig. He didn't like abolitionist, but he thought the gag rule was unconstitutional. He was a rare Whig that supported the Mexican War. Became a Know Nothing and then an independent opponent of the Democrats, refusing to join the GOP. Pro-Union. His plan for gradual emancipation would have allowed some blacks to vote, but I'm not sure what the criteria was, probably property ownership. When you accidentally click "select all" in the filters in excel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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